Apparatus for the transport of material



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.H. APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS. No. 416,300. Patented Dec.3, 1889.

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H. RIDERS. APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

HENRY RIDER, OF \VELLINGBOROUGH, COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON, ENF- LAND,ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE LAMSON'OONSOLI- DATED STORESERVICE COMPANY, OF NEIV JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF MATERIAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,300, dated December3, 1889. Application filed March 3, 1886. Serial No. 193,891- (Nomodel.) Patented in England April 30, 1880, No. 1,780-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY RIDER, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at VVellingborough, in the county 5 ofNorthampton, England, have invented a new and useful Improvement inApparatus for the Transport of Materials, (for which I have obtainedLetters Patent in Great Britain, No. 1,780, dated April 30,1880,) ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for thetransport or removal of earth or any overlaying cover in gettingironstone ores or other minerals and I for the transport of materialsfor other pur- I poses.

In working ironstone and minerals at the outcrop it is usual to removethe earth which covers the ironstone or minerals and to convey it inbarrows wheeled along planks supported on trestles to a distance fromthe face of the workings. Where there is a considerable depth of coverand the bed of ironstone or mineral is itselfthick the chasm acrosswhich the barrows have to be wheeled is deep and wide and the workbecomes dangerous and expensive.

Now, according to this invention the transport of the earth or cover iseffected by means of a rope strained across the chasm and serving as asupport and guide, along whicha tub or other suitable vehicle containingthe earth travels. The rope is anchored at one end and supported at anydesired height above the ground by a tripod or other convenient supportupon the bank. At the other end it is brought to a post which is erectedmore or less near to the working face. There is a slide or traveler onthe post, which can be moved up and down, and it is to this slide ortraveler that the end of the guide-rope is attached. For raising theslide or traveler whenever required another rope or chainis led up fromit over a pulley hung from the top of the post, and this lifting-rope istaken toawinch or other power conveniently located on the surface. If asteam-winch be employed, it

will serve for many sets of transporting-gear. The tub is hung from oneor more pulleys or wheels, which run along the guide rope. 5o When thetub has been filled, the slide or traveler is drawn up upon the postuntil the guide-rope inclines sufficiently to cause the wheels fromwhich the tub hangs to run by gravity along the guide-rope over to theother side until the tub reaches the bank. The tub is then dischargedeither automatically or by an attendant. When the slide or traveler onthe post is lowered, the empty tub runs by gravity back to the placewhere it is filled. I support the lower end of the post upon a timberbed-frame, with a socket in the center which receives a correspondingstud projecting from the foot of the post. At the upper end of the postthere is also a similar stud, which is receivedinto aring,from which guyrods or chains pass to anchors, by which the post is sustained and thestrain of the guide-rope with load upon itis supported. It will beobserved that the post thus supported is able to turn or face in anydirection, so that the farther end of the rope upon the bank may bemoved from time to time to cause the soil to be deposited in differentplaces. If a round post be used,the foot may be set in the ground, asthe slide collar or traveler, being grooved, will revolve on the post.

To reduce friction in the movement of the slide or traveler upon thepost I provide wheels upon the slide or traveler, which roll along metalstrips fixed to the side of the postas, for instance, on a strip havinga curved edgebearing, as shown in the drawings.

I sometimes provide the tub with an anchor, which,when the tub comes tothe bank, serves to .check its progress and cause it to overturn anddischarge its contents.

In some cases it will be convenient to pro vide for theraising andlowering of both ends of the guide-rope; but usually it will be suffi ocient to make this provision at one end only.

In some cases a chain, bar, or beam may be substituted for theguide-rope.

In order that my said invention may be most fully understood and readilycarried into effect, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereuntoannexed.

In the drawings, Figure 1. is an elevation of transporting apparatusmade in accordance with my invention. (6 indicates the groundline. Z1 isa rope or guide strained across a chasm over which earth or othermaterial is to be transported. c is an anchor to which the rope or guideI) is made fast at one end. (I is a trestle placed at a short distancefrom the anchor c to raise the rope or guide I) to a convenient height.c is a post on the other side of the chasm. It stands upon a timberframe f, and it is secured at the top by four stays g two in front andtwo in rear. 71/ is a slide or traveler capable of being moved up anddown upon the post (2, and to this the end of the rope or guide bis madefast, preferably by means of a link it, loosely secured to the traveler.i is a tub or carrier to contain the earth or material. It is hung fromthe pulleys or wheels 1'', and these are arranged to run upon the ropeor guide I). When it is desired that the loaded tub should pass acrossthe chasm from the post 6 toward the anchor c, the slide or traveler his drawn upward upon the post by means of a chain or rope 7:, attachedto it and passing overa pulley Z, carried upon the post near its upperend. The chain or rope 7.; passes to a winch or wind ing apparatusdriven by steam or in other convenient manner. Thus the slide ortraveler h is raised until the rope or guide I) inclines sufficiently tocause the wheels 1', sup porting the tub, to run along it. On itsarrival at the other side the tub 'i is emptied by an attendant orautomatically, as already stated, and then the slide ortraveler h islowered down the post 6 to reverse the inclination of the rope or guideZ), so that the empty tub may return by gravitation to be again loaded.

Fig. 2 shows to a larger scale an elevation of part of the post 6,together with the timber-frame f, the slide or traveler 72, the chain7;, and the pulley Z. The post, as will be seen, is stiffened bytrussing, so that it may be able to support without bending the strainput upon it by the rope or guide I), which is attached to the slide ortraveler 72, and the bearingm for the traveler is curved from the centerof the post opposite the fixed end of the rope I) in both directionstoward the ends of the post, so that the traveler moves upon part of acircle and thereby maintains the rope Z) taut at all times, no matterwhat its inclination may be.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the timber-frame f, together with a section takenthrough the post (2 near its lower end. The post, as will be seen, isfurnished with a pintlef, which is received into a socket in the framef. There is a similar pintle at the upper end of the post, and it isreceived into a socket in the middle of a four-armed iron g. To the armsof the iron g the stays g are made fast. These parts are represented inplan at Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 is a plan of the slide or traveler it, together with a section ofthe post 0 at midheight.

Fig. 6 is a plan of the anchor c.

Fig. 7 is an elevation of the trestle (Z.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the tub 1', with the supporting-wheels i.

The tub represented by the drawings is able to tip in its hanger whenthe retaining-fork at a: is turned out of the way.

It is evident that transporting apparatus such as is shown in thedrawings is applicable for transport across a river or stream.

Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the manner ofperforming the same, I would have it understood that I claim- 1. Thecombination of the post, the traveler it, moving upon the post, the ropeconnected to the traveler, and the carriage supportedon said rope andthe guide-pulley Z, and traveler-actuating rope 7c, passing over theguide-pulley, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the post, traveler, and rope I), of a linkconnecting the rope to the traveler, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the post and a travcler provided with wheelsbearing upon one side of the post, anda rope on the opposite side ofsaid post connected with the traveler, and elevating and depressingcords connected with the traveler, substantially as set forth.

at. The combination, with the rope I), supporting a carrier, and atraveler connected with said rope, of a post provided with a curvedbearing for the traveler,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY RIDER.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN KIDNER,

Islzip, near Th rupslon. J. H. SMITH,

l Voorlford, near T h m psion.

